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The result was redirect to Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva. More accurately deleted and redirect as the compelling argument is the lack of proper sourcing independant of the founder Spartaz Humbug! 18:56, 3 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Uzbekistan 2020

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Non-notable fund apparently used as a plaything by Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva. No reason for it to have a separate article apart from her, but creator of article disagrees and reverted my redirect. Orange Mike | Talk 02:29, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - This fund seems to be fairly notable, especially compared to similar initiatives in Central Asia, which is why I bothered to take the time to write an article about it. It currently has a fair number of hits on Google (just under 10,000), and while the majority of those are primarily about the fact that people were paid to go to the opening dinner, it does illustrate how much attention this organization is getting in Europe. This is not like the "playthings" of the Karimov daughters, such as their spas, nightclubs, and cafes in Uzbekistan, but is an organization spending (and receiving) a lot of money in a prominent international setting, quite different from anything we've seen previously. Also, considering the critical state of Uzbek-EU relations, a major PR push like this could potentially have a political dimension (this has only been discussed on a political blog or two and by Wikipedia standards is OR for now, but still worth considering). In the meantime, Uzbekistan 2020 is the first international organization established by a daughter of the president of Uzbekistan (which in itself gives the organization a lot of notability), it is building connections with other charitable organizations (raising over $200,000 for the Fondation Claude-Pompidou, for example), and has received a fair amount of worldwide media attention, especially in Central Asia and France. Otebig (talk) 03:43, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Keep - I realise that in some ways it comes down to a matter of opinion, but I consider this topic to be "interesting [and] unusual enough" to be notable. As Otebig points out, it's also significant in a number of ways, and has been receiving attention. The organisation itself probably has three possible directions (1. continue to do some ridiculous and controversial things, 2. continue towards living up to its mission, 3. fall silent, never to be heard from again), all of which are noteworthy (and my guess is that it'll probably be some combination of all three). People interested in charitable organisations in Central Asia (I know some people who have actually researched this topic) will surely be interested by this, and I suspect some scholarship will emerge soon that addresses this organisation. Maybe the article was added a little soon, but since it's there already, keep it—otherwise someone'll just be adding it again a year or two down the road. —Firespeaker (talk) 04:20, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, @Kate (talk) 09:22, 25 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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